OIL/ENERGY POLICY
House Committee Wants To Drop Proposal To Expand Offshore Drilling Oversight
Offshore drilling bill stalled over royalty sharing plan
"The measure by Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, aims to stiffen oversight of offshore drilling and would codify a reorganization of the federal agency that polices oil and gas exploration on the outer continental shelf."
HUMAN HEALTH, WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS OF OIL DRILLING
Whales 'at risk' from oil surveys
"Seismic surveys entail the use of underwater sound at intensities that can force whales out of the area nearby, and may damage their hearing."
ALASKA
Conservation groups join forces to stop Arctic drilling in 2012
"Representing millions of Americans across the country, a coalition of concerned organizations today kicked off the "United for America's Arctic" campaign - a yearlong effort to demand the Obama administration reject aggressive and risky plans to drill America's Arctic Ocean in 2012.
The campaign launched with a full-page advertisement in Politico and a website at OurArcticOcean.org, said a press release from the group."
ALTERNATIVES TO OIL
